Zambia

Official links

Compliance Requirements

Zambia Trade Portal provides compliance requirements for export and import

https://www.zambiatradeportal.gov.zm/

Customs Formalities

Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA)

https://www.zra.org.zm

Authorisation & Permits

Zambia Development Agency (ZDA)

Zambia Revenue Authority

Business Regulatory Review Agency (BRRA)

https://zda.org.zm/about-v-4/ https://www.zra.org.zm/trade-facilitati… https://www.brra.org.zm/

Packaging & Labelling Requirements

Zambia Bureau of Standards

https://www.zabs.org.zm/

HACCP/SPS Requirements

Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA)

Ministry of Agriculture

https://www.zcsa.org.zm/index.php/compu… https://www.agriculture.gov.zm/

Tax Information

Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA)

https://www.zra.org.zm

Trade Agreements

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry
Zambia Development Agency

https://www.mcti.gov.zm/ https://zda.org.zm/

Trade Finance Providers

Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco)

Absa Zambia

Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank (ZICB)

United Bank for Africa, Zambia

ECO Bank Zambia

First Capital Bank Zambia

https://www.zanaco.co.zm/business-banki… https://cib.absa.africa/zambia/trade-fi… https://www.zicb.co.zm/trade-finance/ https://www.ubazambia.com/corporate-ban… https://www.ecobank.com/zm/personal-ban… https://www.firstcapitalbank.co.zm/

Trade Promotion Agency

Zambia Development Agency (ZDA)

https://zda.org.zm/about-v-4/

Tariffs

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85.43 Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

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85.43 Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8543.10.00	Particle accelerators	0.1%	0%	2%	9%	9%	0%
8543.20.00	Signal generators	0.1%	0%	2%	9%	9%	0%
8543.30.00	Machines and apparatus for electroplating, electrolysis or electrophoresis	0.1%	0%	2%	9%	9%	0%
8543.40.00	Electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporising devices	0.1%	0%	2%	9%	9%	0%
8543.70.00	Other machines and apparatus	0.1%	0%	2%	9%	9%	0%
8543.90.00	Parts	0.15%	0%	3%	13.5%	13.5%	0%

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HS 8543.20.00

Signal generators

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles › 85.43 Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

Applied duty rates

0.1% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
2% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
9% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
9% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 5 10

2020 2020 $1 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $3 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $9 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2025 2025 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1	$0
2021	$1	$1
2022	$3	$0
2023	$0	$0
2024	$9	$0
2025	$0	$0

Imports | US$ thousand

0 50 100

2020 2020 $29 From the world $10 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $4 From the world $3 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $82 From the world $14 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $81 From the world $2 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $19 From the world $17 Within the Commonwealth

$42 $9 2025 2025 $42 From the world $9 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$29	$10
2021	$4	$3
2022	$82	$14
2023	$81	$2
2024	$19	$17
2025	$42	$9

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Zambia Trade Information Portal provides information on trade operations in Zambia including export, import and transit procedures.

https://www.zambiatradeportal.gov.zm/

Pilot countries

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